Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 17, 1970
Place of Birth:
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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Tami Roman
Biography
Tamisha Akbar (born April 17, 1970) professionally known as Tami Roman, is an American actress, reality television personality, model, and businesswoman. She first gained fame on The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993.
During her time on The Real World: Los Angeles, Roman formed her own R&B girl group quartet called Reality. Roman herself was one of the four members and the rapper of the group as well. During the same time, the group signed a record contract with Mercury Records. In 1994, while still under contract with Mercury Records, Roman changed the group's name from Reality to Female. Also in 1994, she married NBA player Kenny Anderson and they have 2 children. They divorced by February 2001.
Roman gained more fame as she appeared as the dealer on the 2001 revival of Card Sharks, and on several other shows, including an episode of One on One (season 3, episode 4) and BET’s original tv series, “the Parker’s”, as Dina (season 1, episode 14).
After making cameo appearances and starring in supporting roles in various TV shows and films in the 1990s and 2000s, Roman became one of the main cast members and breakout stars of the reality series VH1's Basketball Wives in 2010. She was then cast on the Basketball Wives spinoff Basketball Wives: LA, starting with the fourth season in 2015.
Roman appeared on two episodes of the CBS show Extant. Roman could also be heard on Tami Roman's Love Talk & Hot Jamz with advice columnist and rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys and Reggie Youngblood. Roman and her then-boyfriend Reggie Youngblood appeared on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars for its 3rd season in May 2015; they later married in 2018.
In 2022, she hosts the new VH1 reality series Caught in the Act: Unfaithful.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dying to be Famous | Darlene |
| 2023 | Girl in the Closet | Mia |
| 2023 | Whatever It Takes | Tracy |
| 2022 | Bid for Love | Dr. Simone |
| 2020 | Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison | Sharea Jackson |
| 2018 | District | Tasha |
| 2017 | When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story | Stacey |
| 2014 | Beyond the Game | Reality Presenter |
| 2012 | Life, Love, Soul | Renee Jackson |
| 2006 | The Last Stand | DeDe Calvin |
| 2004 | Hair Show | Zora |
| 2003 | Hot Parts | Midnight |
| 2001 | Hood Rat | Judge Bankhead |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Rose |
| 1996 | The Real World Reunion: Inside Out | Herself |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Caught in the Act: Unfaithful | Self - Host |
| 2022 | Haus of Vicious | Chantel Vivian |
| 2021 | The Ms. Pat Show | Denise |
| 2021 | The Real World Homecoming | Self |
| 2021 | For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Self |
| 2020 | Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race | Miss Shenita Cocktail - Contestant |
| 2019 | Truth Be Told | Lillian Scoville |
| 2018 | Carl Weber's The Family Business | London Duncan |
| 2017 | Tales | Silk |
| 2014 | Extant | Cass Hendy |
| 2013 | Belle's | Loreta Cooper |
| 2011 | Basketball Wives LA | Self |
| 2010 | Basketball Wives | Self |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Maureen |
| 2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Angela |
| 2004 | Summerland | Leslie Sloan |
| 2001 | One on One | Elizabeth |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Saleslady #1 |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Susan |
| 1992 | The Real World | Herself |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Meg |